Fastener for overshoes



(No Model.)

- G. o. POLING. FASTENER FOR OVERSHOES.

1\I0.553,933. Patented Feb. 4, 1896'.Y

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UNITED STATES,-

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. POLING, OF IIARIJAN, IOXVA.

FASTEN ER FOR OVERSHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,933, dated February4, 1896.

Application filed October 29, 1895. Serial No. 567,250. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. POLING, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at I-Iarlan, in the county of Shelby and State ofIowa, have invented an Improved Fastener for Overshoes, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

My obj ect is to provide a simple attachment for overshoes adapted todetachably fasten an overshoe to the heel of an inner boot or shoe andalso at the same time fasten the bottom and rear portion of a pants-legas required to prevent the overshoe from slipping off and the pants frombecoming soiled and worn from contact with the lower portion of the heelof the overshoe and the ground tread upon.

My invention consists in the device applied and operated as hereinafterset forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in whichv Figure l shows the device detached. Fig. 2 shows aside view of an overshoe with the fastener attached thereto, part of theovershoe being removed to show the fastener. Fig. 3 shows a view similarto Fig. 2, with a shoe in the overshoe and a modiiied form of fastener.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the fastener is seen to becomposed of a single piece of wire. Starting at one end, a loop A isiirst formed therein to admit a rivet. The wire is then benthorizontally to conform to the heel of an overshoe and bowed backwardlyat A2. A like loop A3 is formed therein equidistant from the said bowedportion. From the loop A3 the wire is bent downwardly and coiled at B,the end portion B2 being extended straight upwardly through the bowedportion A2, inclined rearwardly at its top and having its end bentdownwardly, coiled around the upwardly-extended part and then bentforwardly at C to pass through the overshoe. Its end is preferablypointed so as to firmly engage the heel of a shoe in the overshoe.

In practical use the device may readily be applied to an overshoe withtwo rivets through When placing the overshoe on the shoe the top B3 isgrasped and drawn rearwardly, the backWardly-bowed portion A2 serving asa guide and preventing it from being drawn backwardly so far that theend C maybe drawn through the overshoe. When the overshoe is in placethe top B3 is released and the end C forced into the shoe proper, thussecuring the overshoe to the shoe. It is obvious also that the top B3will hold the wearers trousers elevated and when it is desired to removethe overshoe serve the double function of withdrawing the end C from theshoe and providing a convenient handle for removing the overshoe.

In Fig. 2 a modied form is shown. It comprises a leaf-spring having itslower end D bent at right angles and inserted in the solid heel portionof the overshoe. This may be done during the manufacture of theovershoe. The spring is then extended upwardly and inclined outwardly atits top at D2 to form a trousers-support. At its central portion is aspur D3 that may project through the overshoe to engage a shoe.

It is obvious that the normal action of my device will simultaneouslyretain an overshoe in its place and the pants clasped thereto andretained elevated relative to the heel of the shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is-

1. A device for fastening an overshoe to an inner boot or shoe and alsosimultaneously clasping and fastening the bottom and heel portion ofapants-leg in an elevated position relative to the heel of the overshoe,consisting of a spring adapted to be fixed to the lower portion of theheel on an overshoe and provided with a pin extending at right anglesfrom its central portion to enter aperforation in the heel of the shoe,and terminating at its upper end in a clasp adapted to fasten apantslegto the overshoe,`in the manner set forth, for the purposes stated.

2. An overshoe-fastening device, composed of a single piece ofspring-wire having two loops to admit rivets, a rearwardly-bowed portionbetweenthe'm, a coil formed in the wire beneath the said loop and a partextended upwardly from said coil through the bowed portion with itsupper end inclinedl rearwardly and a spur formed on the said uprightpart tol extend through the overshoe and engage a shoe, substantially asand for the purposes stated.

Jos. R. ORWIG, THOMAS G. ORwIG.

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